Republican Turkish Party

The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) is a social democratic political party in North Cyprus that was founded in 1970. Under Ozker Ozgur's leadership, the CTP took up a pro-Soviet stance during the Cold War, and the party reached out to the communist Progressive Party of Working People in Cyprus due to their shared leftist views. The CTP also led efforts to create a unite Cyprus, engaging in reunification talks with the Cypriot government. In 2017, it held 20/50 Parliament seats and 11/28 municipality seats.